Ryley and Zeke went to their friends' house after school. JD washed the van for me and then we decided to use a restaurant.com certificate we had for a local diner. Quin was invited to join the big kids while JD and I ate out without kids. So nice! We picked up the kids, and Ry's friend came home with us to spend the night. The kids went in the hot tub, but insisted on going in again in the morning when they woke up to a fresh blanket of snow.
On Saturday, Ryley, Quin, and I had to run some errands in Burlington (Zeke went to a chilifest with friends). We hit Lowe's for a water filter and a couple of hooks, bought some groceries, and checked out Goodwill. Goodwill makes me happy, especially when I can find what I need without looking too hard! I was specifically looking for a pair of mud boots for Ryley and a bulletin board to hang in the laundry room. I found both. We also went to Tractor Supply to use up a $10 coupon JD had. We bought all of our garden seeds for 22 cents! Ry loved the baby chicks there and is trying to convince us to get some. Anyone have a chicken coop to get rid of? I think the best part of the trip was the Quin was happy everywhere we went. When Finn is happy, we're all happy.
Sunday was definitely the highlight of the weekend for the kids. We went to church and then drove down to Springfield, VT. JD's friend Matt lives there with his family. They recently built a horse barn with living quarters above it, and there is still some large piles of dirt and gravel and boulders. Enter two little boys, Zeke and Dylan, and hours later we had two muddy messes. I got to hold baby brother Kien while his mama gave Ryley a riding lesson. She got to ride on her own for the first time ever and absolutely loved it. Quin loved trying to keep up with the bigger boys, and eventually found a gravel pile that was just his size. Matt was sugaring, so JD helped out a bit with that. I had to convince everyone that we had to head home and they're already asking when we can go again.
Ryley is getting to know Sybil.
Cute little Kien
Ryley is in love.
The boys
Quin liked taking away Kien's pacifier and then "plugging" it back in.
Horse barn/house
Quin's pile of rocks
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